01.32 - The Martyr Assassin

John Felton, the man who rammed a dagger into the heart of the
second most powerful individual in the British Isles, claimed he
did so out of patriotism and piety. That's probably the truth, but
it wasn't the whole truth. Felton had serious personal grievances
with the Duke of Buckingham, and had spent months trying to get his
justice. We also look at the early years of the future Archbishop
of Canterbury, William Laud, and his brushes with the Puritans and
with Arminianism. He will play a central role in future Caroline
religious policy and the outbreak of the Wars of the Three
Kingdoms. Check out the podcast website:
https://www.paxbritannica.info Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/PodBritannica/ Twitter:
https://twitter.com/BritannicaPax In this episode I made particular
use of the following publications: The Oxford History of the
British Empire: Volume I: The Origins of Empire. David Smith, The
Stuart Parliaments, 1603-1689 Kishlasnky, M, A Monarchy
Transformed: 1603-1714 The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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